wgeils Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 I am just starting to enjoy woodworking as a hobby. As my projects have advanced I am seeing the need to upgrade my tablesaw from the $100 Craftsman to something better. I am concerned as to how hard it would be to get one of the lager saws in or out of my basement. does anyone have experience getting something like a Grizzly G0656P or a Ridgid R4512 in or out of a basement by themselves? Thanks Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimV Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Don't do it by yourself. The rigid saw you mention is a contractor style i believe. It will be removable from the stand, in fact that's probably how it is shipped, disassembled. The grizzly mentioned above is a jointer on closed stand but it appears like it will come off the stand also. My suggestion is to disassemble everything you can and carry part by part if you don't have strong help and a dolly. I was able to cheat on my basement, I have a walkout so I used a dolly around to the back door and into the basement shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 pull it apart and if you can install a pully system trust me a good pully can help you move a huge weight and in future you going to need to put in jointers/bandsaws/drumsander ect......plus some day you will want to take the stuff out for repairs and to replace tools with better ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rgraham888 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Even a contractor's saw can be heavy - I destroyed a dolly moving my Delta contractor's saw into my garage, and I only had to pull it over the 2 inch concrete step to the driveway. The box weighed 450 lbs. I'm looking at a 14" grizzly bandsaw and they list the shipping weight as 198 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick LoDico Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 It's not something to be done alone. Here's something that helped getting a lot of very heavy equipment into my basement: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Get some buddys together and have then help you. The cost of a few beverages and pizza is cheaper than back problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoFF Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I took all the cast iron off my cabinet saw as well as the rails and someone helped me lift it stair by stair. My 17" bandsaw I had to take the table and motor off it. The jointer was just a disaster, don't ask. Sliding it down the stairs, one guy at the top, me at the receiving end...so friggin' stupid. We and the jointer are alive and well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechwood Chip Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I assume you are talking about moving machinery up and down a flight of stars. I second the suggestion of a block and tackle. If you can't set up a vertical shaft with a block and tackle, you can put some boards on the stairs to make a ramp and use a block and tackle on the diagonal to pull things up and lower things down the ramp. There are hand trucks designed to move things up and down stairs. Some are designed specifically for moving appliances (refrigerators, washing machines, etc). If you think about it. movers and delivery people have been hauling big, heavy appliances up and down stairs for decades, so there have to be effective tools. Just getting a hand truck with "stair rails" can be very helpful. I bought a friend a hand truck with pneumatic tires and stair rails as a house warming gift when he bought a big old house. He looked at me strangely, but later told me that he and his wife use it all the time, inside the house and also for gardening/landscaping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darnell Hagen Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I disassembled and humped my contractors saw into my basement, by myself, no mechanical aids. It sucked. A cabinet saw should get its extension wings pulled, the arbour swung to 45° to pull the motor inside the cabinet, then slid down the ramp upside down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgeils Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 thanks for the feed back. I am going to look into the block and tackle idea. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteJr Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 I hired a local mover to move a shaper and table saw into the basement. I have a cellar entrance but I would never consider moving heavy equipment myself. It's well worth the money to have a professional move your professional woodworking equipment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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